After three years of getting nearly shut out of regional grants, County Executive Ed Day this week announced that the Mid-Hudson Regional Economic Development Council (MHREDC) endorsed five Rockland County projects as regional priorities for Round IV of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s Regional Council initiative. Endorsements are not final grants and at least one of the […]
BY JANIE ROSMAN Diane Adele Pomeroy believes the work she does for advocating for seniors “is important for those who do not have a voice to get their needs met.” And while Pomeroy makes use of a motorized wheelchair, the physical limitation does not define the feisty 72-woman, whose energy, empathy and compassion are boundless. […]
SUFFERN – A 10-year-old boy whose bicycle was stolen got a birthday gift from Suffern police officers: A new bike. Suffern Police Chief Clarke Osborn said a village officer was on patrol on Friday when he was approached by a 10-year-old boy, who was celebrating his birthday. The boy was upset, Osborn said, because someone […]
Area golfers – 197 strong, and businesses and supporters of Friends of Saint Dominic’s raised $352,695 at the nonprofits’ 22nd Annual Golf Tourney on August 4 at the Edgewood Country Club in River Vale, N.J The funds raised in the Annual Golf Tourney are used to help Blauvelt-based nonprofit Saint Dominic’s Home provide human services […]
Community View by Judy Stone, former Hi Tor Animal Care Center Board Member Shame on Rockland County – our many elected town and county representatives and the community as a whole. For nearly 40 years, issues of animal care, control and welfare have been ignored. Animal care, control and welfare are issues that affect all […]
Shop for produce (and more!) at Rockland’s Farmers’ Markets Pomona, NY – Want fresh, locally grown fruits and vegetables, picked at the peak of flavor and packed with vitamins and minerals? If your answer is yes, the Rockland County Department of Health suggests you shop at one (or more!) of the many Farmers’ Markets in […]